About Temple

Although the sanctum faces east, the north gate is for public use. The Kanyakumari Kalau Malai book mentions that devotees used to enter through the east gate in the 19th century. After this, this gate was permanently closed due to some reasons. The Kanyakumari Bhagavathy Amman Temple consists of an outer courtyard, a front hall, a Navaratri hall, a meditation hall, an inner courtyard, a small courtyard around the sanctum, an artha mandapam, and a sanctum. The temple is rectangular in shape. It has a copper flagpole, a Dravidian-style vimana, parivar temples, and a small courtyard. The front hall of the temple has a Kajalakshmi image above, a Navaratri hall called Kolu mandapam to the west of this hall, and a small resting hall to the east where passengers can sit. There is an information center room in front of this front hall where devotees can ask for information about... View